Haiti’s New Prime Minister Emphasizes the Need for Jobs

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti October 5 2011 — In Haiti, the Americas’ poorest state, the top
priority of the incoming prime minister is no different from that of the leader
of the world’s richest economy, the United States, just a two-hour flight away.

“Jobs, jobs, jobs,” the new prime minister, Garry Conille, said in an interview hours after the Haitian Senate ratified him as the new head of the government. He was nominated by President Michel Martelly.
source: NY Times Americas

Visiting UN Goodwill Ambassador promotes reforestation in Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti -- The legendary track and field athlete and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Carl Lewis on Tuesday concluded a two-day visit to Haiti to witness reforestation efforts aimed at helping the Caribbean country to protect itself against flash floods and mudslides as the annual hurricane season begins.

source: Caribbean Net News

Haiti: UN human rights expert urges presidential candidates to fight impunity

24 February 2011 – The United Nations independent expert on human rights in Haiti,  Michel Forst, today urged candidates in the country’s upcoming presidential run-off election to spearhead the fight against impunity and champion greater respect of human rights.
source: UN News Centre

Haiti to get US$200M from IDB for agriculture

June 7 2010 - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is to invest US$200M in Haiti’s agriculture by way of grants over five years to improve land titling and  irrigation as well as  boost agricultural production and increase  market access for farmers.
source: Stabroek News

Haiti proposes extending term of president

Thursday, May 6, 2010 - Haiti's government has proposed extending the term of President Rene Preval by three months in the event the quake-devastated country cannot conduct elections planned for later this year.
Source: Caribbean Net News

Ban to push for further investment in Haiti to widen ‘break-out opportunity’

30 March 2009 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that he will be asking donors to go beyond traditional assistance and invest in Haiti, at a time he called a crucial turning point for the impoverished Caribbean nation.
source: UN News Centre

Ban, Clinton urge economic changes for Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former US President Bill Clinton on Tuesday unveiled a string of social and economic changes they said were needed for Haiti to pull itself out of poverty. source: Caribbeannet News

Coming to the rescue of Haiti

Tuesday 27 January 2009
HAITI, as the poorest nation in the Caribbean-Latin America region, is attracting increasing support to secure cancellation of its estimated US$1.5 billion.  Source: Barbados Nation News